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English grammar lesson 29: Gerunds and infinitives · Set 183 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (The first verb decides): -ing after: enjoy, finish, avoid, keep, practise, and after every preposition (good at swimming, fond of reading, looking forward to meeting). to + base after: want, decide, plan, hope, promise, agree, need, refuse. Learn them in pairs: enjoyed singing, decided to sing.

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  1. 1.Yash is looking forward to ___ a story next week. (a) to tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
  2. 2.Kabir wanted ___ in the pool. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  3. 3.Meera enjoyed ___ a letter. (a) to write (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
  4. 4.Priya is looking forward to ___ a tree next week. (a) climb (b) to climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
  5. 5.Farhan enjoyed ___ a kite. (a) flying (b) to fly (c) flies (d) fly
  6. 6.Vivaan refused ___ the dishes. (a) washing (b) washes (c) to wash (d) wash
  7. 7.Zoya is looking forward to ___ a picture next week. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) to draw
  8. 8.Farhan enjoyed ___ to school. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) to go
  9. 9.Kunal is interested in ___ the dog. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feed
  10. 10.Karan enjoyed ___ rice. (a) cooks (b) to cook (c) cooking (d) cook
  11. 11.Tara decided ___ vegetables. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) to buy
  12. 12.Karan is looking forward to ___ Grandma next week. (a) helps (b) to help (c) helping (d) help
  13. 13.Rohan finished ___ tea. (a) making (b) to make (c) makes (d) make
  14. 14.Yash refused ___ in the park. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) to run
  15. 15.Diya finished ___ rice. (a) to cook (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
  16. 16.Aarav practised ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carrying
  17. 17.Ananya avoided ___ a cartoon. (a) watching (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watch
  18. 18.Rahul decided ___ Grandma. (a) helping (b) to help (c) help (d) helps
  19. 19.Sneha is interested in ___ lunch. (a) bring (b) to bring (c) brings (d) bringing
  20. 20.Manav finished ___ the bag. (a) carry (b) to carry (c) carries (d) carrying
  21. 21.Rohan finished ___ the room. (a) to clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  22. 22.Dev practised ___ to school. (a) to go (b) go (c) going (d) goes
  23. 23.Riya is fond of ___ the match. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
  24. 24.Priya is looking forward to ___ a kite next week. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
  25. 25.Ishaan is good at ___ on the stage. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
  26. 26.Rohan finished ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) to carry
  27. 27.Dev refused ___ the bag. (a) carries (b) carry (c) to carry (d) carrying
  28. 28.Karan planned ___ a kite. (a) to fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
  29. 29.Manav needed ___ tea. (a) makes (b) to make (c) making (d) make
  30. 30.Arjun is looking forward to ___ milk next week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) to drink (d) drinking
  31. 31.Meera refused ___ to school. (a) going (b) go (c) to go (d) goes
  32. 32.Ananya is good at ___ a song. (a) sing (b) singing (c) to sing (d) sings
  33. 33.Aarav is looking forward to ___ science next week. (a) studies (b) to study (c) studying (d) study
  34. 34.Omkar practised ___ vegetables. (a) buys (b) buy (c) to buy (d) buying
  35. 35.Arjun is tired of ___ science. (a) study (b) studies (c) to study (d) studying
  36. 36.Ananya avoided ___ on the stage. (a) dances (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dance
  37. 37.Arjun enjoyed ___ in the park. (a) jog (b) to jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
  38. 38.Ishaan planned ___ the match. (a) wins (b) to win (c) winning (d) win
  39. 39.Farhan is looking forward to ___ on the stage next week. (a) dancing (b) to dance (c) dances (d) dance
  40. 40.Diya promised ___ a song. (a) to sing (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing

Answer key

  1. telling
  2. to swim
  3. writing
  4. climbing
  5. flying
  6. to wash
  7. drawing
  8. going
  9. feeding
  10. cooking
  11. to buy
  12. helping
  13. making
  14. to run
  15. cooking
  16. carrying
  17. watching
  18. to help
  19. bringing
  20. carrying
  21. cleaning
  22. going
  23. winning
  24. flying
  25. dancing
  26. carrying
  27. to carry
  28. to fly
  29. to make
  30. drinking
  31. to go
  32. singing
  33. studying
  34. buying
  35. studying
  36. dancing
  37. jogging
  38. to win
  39. dancing
  40. to sing

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